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Mumbai is set to launch two new metro rail lines by the end of this month. A portion of line 9, between Dahisar East and Kashigaon, and a part of line 2B, between Diamond Garden and Mandale, will be operationalised by December 31. Metro Line 9 is an extension of Line 7 and forms a 13.58-kilometre elevated corridor connecting Dahisar East with the rapidly growing Mira-Bhayandar region. As per the reports citing Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officials, segments of Metr ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16: In a significant boost to Mumbai's public transport network, select sections of two new metro corridors -- Metro Line 9 and Metro Line 2B -- are set to become operational by December 31, according to multiple media reports. Officials from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) have confirmed that preparations are in their final stages for the partial launch of both lines. New Metro Stretches to Ease Traffic Congestion Once opened, the new metro stretches ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission announced the dates for the eagerly awaited Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections along with 28 other Municipal Corporations. The elections are scheduled to be held on January 15, while the counting of votes will be done on January 16. Apart from Mumbai, municipal corporations in major cities such as Thane, Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pune, Nagpur, and Nashik, among others, will also go for polls. With ...Read More >
Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections is set for January 15, 2026. Counting of votes will take place on January 16. This announcement formally begins the process for the long-awaited civic polls in Maharashtra. Candidates can file nominations from December 23 to December 30, 2025. The schedule covers elections for the BMC and other municipal corporations across the state. Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will be held on January 15, 2026, wi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) announced a major electoral event for the state on Monday, with polls for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and 28 other municipal corporations scheduled for a single phase on January 15, 2026. This comprehensive civic election will determine the representatives for 2,869 seats across 29 major urban areas, marking the end of prolonged administrative rule in several cities, including Mumbai, where the term of the elected body exp ...Read More >
Visitors will be able to watch horse racing while walking inside the park. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said a world-class 'Central Park' will be developed over a total area of 295 acres, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road. Additionally, a 10 lakh square feet world-class underground environment-friendly sports complex will be developed beneath the Central Park that will host international-level sports facilities along with ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) High-stakes polls to 29 municipal corporations, including the cash-rich Mumbai, on January 15 will see the ruling Mahayuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) battling it out for electoral supremacy in Maharashtra's major urban centres. The poll schedule announcement was made by Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday in compliance of an order from the Supreme Court fixing January 31 next year as the deadline for holding the long-pending local body election ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ahead of the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections slated for January 15, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday unveiled plans for 295 acres of Central Park, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road and also the 10 lakh square feet of the Underground Sports complex. Shinde said that this will be the largest gift ever given to Mumbaikars. "There will be no concrete construction on the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) The long-awaited polls to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including cash-rich Mumbai, where elections are due since early 2022, will be held on January 15 and votes will be counted on January 16, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Monday. As many as 2,869 seats in these municipal corporations, including 227 in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) -- Asia's largest civic body with more than Rs 74,000 crore budget in 2025-26 -- will be up for grabs, ...Read More >
The increased traffic compounded to increased traffic volume on the arterial roads connected to the highways, resulting in snarls, officials said AS Diwali festivities wrapping up with the weekend, very high traffic volumes and resultant snarls were reported on Sunday across major highways connecting Pune city -- including the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway, the Pune-Bengaluru Highway, and routes linking Pune with Ahilyanagar, Nashik, and Solapur. The increased traffic comp ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In the forthcoming local body elections, in order to avoid rebellion within the ranks of the ruling Mahayuti alliance partners, it has been decided that the combine will fight together in some of the nine municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), while in some others, the allies will go solo. This was revealed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, at an informal chat with journalists over lunch at his official residence Varsha. The Bharatiya Janata Part ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 71 crore in connection with a major scam linked to illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar belt, part of which, Rs 44 crore, belongs to IAS officer Anil Pawar, reported TOI. The investigation revolves around 41 unauthorised buildings, which the Bombay High Court had ordered demolished. Central to the case is Bharti Pawar, wife of Anil Pawar, who has been named by the ED for allegedly fronting a portion of the scam worth Rs 169.6 ...Read More >
THANE: Many areas along Ghodbunder Road, including Thane and Bhiwandi, witnessed heavy traffic jams on Sunday morning after two trucks broke down on Ghodbunder Road and the Nashik-Mumbai Highway. Severe traffic congestion persisted for several hours on routes from Thane towards Gujarat and from Kalyan towards Mumbai. The first truck, which weighed approximately 17 tonnes, overturned at around 5.30 am near the Hanuman Mandir on GB Road. The Tata truck was carrying heavy machinery from Mumbai to ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) A speeding Porsche car crashed into a road divider, injuring its two occupants, while apparently racing another high-end vehicle on a highway in Mumbai early on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at around 2 am on the Western Express Highway near Jogeshwari, they said. The speeding Porsche car, with two persons on board, was apparently racing a BMW car when the driver lost control of the wheels and it crashed into a road divider beneath Mogra Metro station, a Jo ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Mumbai One App, India's first common mobility platform that brings together 11 public transport operators across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Designed to simplify travel, the app allows Mumbaikars to plan, book, and travel seamlessly using a single digital platform and QR code, eliminating the need for multiple apps or tickets. The Mumbai One App integrates everything from Mumbai Metro, local trains, and monorail to city and suburban bus ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the 'Mumbai One' mobile app which enables commuters to book a single QR-based digital ticket usable across Metro, Monorail, buses and local trains in the city and surrounding regions. Described as India's first integrated common mobility app, it will do away with the need for multiple paper tickets or separate bookings, officials said. The app, developed for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region, will be available for downl ...Read More >
Mumbai: Heated arguments broke out on Friday between legislators from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and other parties during the Thane district planning and development committee meeting, as lawmakers across party lines spoke about the worsening traffic situation in Thane and other parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and blamed a nexus of politicians and bureaucrats for the poor condition of roads in the region. Subsequently, deputy chief minister and guardian minister of Thane, Ekn ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In yet another incident highlighting unsafe practices at a metro construction site, a 30-kg iron jack fell onto the road from a girder during ongoing work on Metro-9 at Bhayandar on Sunday. Officials from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) confirmed that no citizens, workers, or public property were harmed. The jack came loose and dropped onto the road below, which was only loosely barricaded, surrounded by shops and garages. "During the lowering operation of ...Read More >
Mumbai: Activists, in their objections to the BMC, said the draft Zonal Master Plan (ZMP) for the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) lacks scientifically defined buffer zones crucial for managing transitions between protected areas and human activity. They stressed the need for expert input from ecologists, wildlife biologists, and hydrologists to map corridors, setbacks, boundaries, and assess cumulative impacts. BMC Invites Public Suggestions The BMC's civic deve ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, has intensified its probe into the multi-crore Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) construction scam, conducting a major search operation across 12 locations in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, and Satara on July 29, 2025. The raids were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the case involving Jayesh Mehta and others, including senior VVCMC officials. The searches ...Read More >
Mumbai: A public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court seeks registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray and his party workers for indulging in "mob violence" by assaulting people from other states who are unable to speak Marathi and urges that such illegal activities need to be curbed with an iron hand. It also seeks the derecognition of MNS."Such activities of Raj Thackeray and his so-called political workers, if not stopped forthwith, will in ...Read More >
Speaking at the rally, Raj also said he was not opposed to any language. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Raj Thackeray said MNS will shut schools if Hindi is made mandatory in Classes 1-5 in Maharashtra * He spoke at a rally in Mira Bhayandar near Mumbai about Hindi education in state schools * Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated Hindi will be taught in state schools at any cost Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Frid ...Read More >
Mr Dubey defended his earlier statements and said he would not retract them. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Nishikant Dubey refused to retract his earlier threat against Marathi people in Maharashtra * Raj Thackeray warned Dubey of drowning him in Mumbai's sea in response to the threat * Raj Thackeray opposed Hindi imposition and urged residents to learn Marathi urgently Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, responding ...Read More >
Petition alleges Raj's acts politically motivated to influence Mumbai civic polls A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking directions to register an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and his political workers over alleged assault on citizens concerning the use of the Hindi language. Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, who filed the PIL, earlier submitted a complaint to authorities requesting action on the matter. However, after ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A PIL (Public Interest Litigation) has been filed on Saturday against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in the Supreme Court, accusing him of inciting violence and spreading hatred against Hindi-speaking people.The petition, filed by Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, seeks registration of an FIR against Thackeray and his party workers for their alleged involvement in escalating tensions over the language debate in Maharashtra, reported ANI.The legal move comes in the wak ...Read More >
MNS workers can be seen warning others against disrespecting the Marathi language and culture. A Vikroli-based Marwadi shopkeeper was assaulted by local Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers after he allegedly posted a WhatsApp status "insulting the Marathi Manoos (Marathi-speaking people)". The incident took place outside his shop, where the MNS members confronted him, physically assaulted him, and forced him to issue a public apology to the entire Marathi community. According to reports, ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator, Gulab Chand Kataria, on Friday discussed critical developmental issues concerning Chandigarh and Punjab, particularly in areas of public transport, tourism infrastructure, and environmental sustainability, with Union ministers here. At a meeting with Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar, the Governor raised the pending matter regarding the sanctioning of 328 electric buses for Chandigarh unde ...Read More >
New Delhi: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has launched a sharp counterattack against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over his controversial "patak patak ke maarenge" remark targeting Marathi people. In a fiery public address, Thackeray warned, "You come to Mumbai, we will drown you in the sea here, Dubey, tum Mumbai me aajao, Mumbai Ke Samundar Mein Dubo Dubo ke Maarenge" The war of words comes amid an escalating row over language politics in Maharashtra, with the MNS chief making ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone and electronics industry has raised serious concerns over what it describes as informal but targeted trade restrictions imposed by China. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in a letter to the government, sought swift policy measures to address these unofficial restrictions, which could derail the country's $32 billion export-driven manufacturing ambitions. As per the ICEA letter, India's electronics manufacturing sector remains heavily reliant o ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 18 (PTI) MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday warned Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that if Hindi was made compulsory for Classes 1 to 5 in the state, "we will not hesitate to shut down schools". Speaking at a rally at Mira Bhayandar in the district, he asked the people of Maharashtra to stay alert and foil any plan of the government to impose Hindi. Earlier, workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had roughed up a local shop-keeper after he allegedly refused to s ...Read More >
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